Jean-Baptiste Lully, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jean-Baptiste Lully

Italian-born French composer

Date of Birth: 28-Nov-1632

Place of Birth: Florence, Tuscany

Date of Death: 22-Mar-1687

Profession: composer, conductor, musician, ballet dancer, violinist, choreographer, music pedagogue

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Jean-Baptiste Lully (UK: , US: ; French: [??~ ba'tist ly'li]; born Giovanni Battista Lulli, Italian: ['lulli]; 28 November [O.S.
18 November] 1632– 22 March 1687) was an Italian-born French composer, instrumentalist, and dancer who spent most of his life working in the court of Louis XIV of France.
He is considered a master of the French Baroque style.
Lully disavowed any Italian influence in French music of the period.
He became a French subject in 1661.